A bomb threat delivered to LGBTIQ radio station Joy FM this week highlights how divisive, dangerous and ugly the same-sex marriage plebiscite campaign could become.

Cathy Freeman was criticised for flying the Aboriginal flag at the 1994 Commonwealth Games but the same act at the Sydney 2000 Olympics was hailed as a moment of reconciliation.
Reuters/Jerry LampenAugust 17, 2016

A vote in favour of marriage equality in Northern Ireland was stymied by a mechanism designed to protect minorities.

People take to the street to celebrate the annulment of an anti-homosexuality law by Uganda’s constitutional court in Entebbe last year.The law was signed by the east African country’s President Yoweri Museveni earlier.
Reuters/Edward EchwaluJuly 10, 2015

It is estimated that there are 175 million LGBTI persons living in persecutory environments worldwide. Only around 2500 asylum claims founded on sexual orientation or gender identity are successful annually.

Some students say they are too frightened to bring a same-sex partner back to their residence.
From www.shutterstock.comJune 15, 2015

“Don’t go all Anglican on me!” quipped Archbishop John Sentamu, as he teased the congregation into a louder affirmation of Libby Lane’s consecration as the Church of England’s first woman bishop on Monday…

To many in the LGBT community, the policy is an act of intimidation because it violates their right to define who they really are.
Henk Kosters/FlickrSeptember 26, 2014

To her fans and friends in the Australian LGBT community, her name is Roma Therapy. But that’s not how she’s known on Facebook. Roma is one of thousands of queer performers who have been affected by Facebook’s…

The LGBTI community has unique needs that are often overlooked during the response and recovery stages of a natural disaster event.
euphoriadev via FlickrSeptember 10, 2014

When natural disasters strike, the impact varies significantly across different social groups, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) communities are poorly accounted for in disaster…